Hey guys, I’m an 18yo kid from Georgia and bought my dream bmw. I found it with a smg transmission with a blown pump. I didn’t wanna keep the smg and fix it bc of all of the problems that I heard of so I started a Manual swap. I’m at the point of putting the transmission back in and it just...

hi i’m just curious if i’m just driving smg improperly or if there is an actual issue. In the past i’ve had a 2nd to 3rd gear issue when using paddles where it would take way too long to know what gear to pick and just blink til i would throw it back in auto mode and it’ll go through all the...

Hello, I have a 2002 bmw m3 smg with 108k miles I hear a intermittent rattle from transmission after the car idles for a while The noise goes away if I press brake or gas or change gear if I let the noise happen 3 times or so I get 3b code actuation dynamic clutch. The car drives fine any ideas...

Good Morning. Looking for assistance with an M3 w/SMG. I believe that this issue is related to the SMG Transmission. Background: Due to other issues cropping up around the same time I recently replaced the Starter and the Throttle Position Sensors; I replaced all 3, but the sensor at the...

Hello guys, I hope anyone has experience my issue and can help. I have an 05 E46 M3 SMG and my clutch is slipping on all speeds and all rpm changings with no fault codes at all, tried bleeding the system and teaching slip point and still too much slipping. its a brand new clutch & fly wheel...

I have a 2004 E46 M3 SMG that I need help with figuring out how to troubleshoot and fix. I do not drive it often and when my battery died, I removed and it took me a few days to go buy another one after disconnecting the cables. When I hooked up the new battery, my car now has no lights on the...

I would like to ask if this is possible to happen or i need to make any decisions against the dealer. I own an m3 e46 smg with 125000km ive changed my hydraulic unit on 2014 around 100000km and now i have a failure again with my hydraulic unit. 7 years with max 25000km and my hydraulic has...

6-speed swapped my car and am selling the old parts. The trim is in perfect condition, no scratches in the finish, and all of the tabs are intact. I can provide more pictures to anyone that is interested.

Hi all, Last month or so as its getting colder the M3 has been shuddering whilst driving off cold. I've been told this is normal until warm, but, could be a contribution to the following. After a long drive from 4th to 3rd it went said 1st and was in neutral. Would not drive until cool...

So I just switched my transmission my smg pump new clutch and the slave cylinder... and got the car all reprogrammed and bled... but seems to be having a problems with gears it’s going through first, second, and then into fifth, is there a sensor that needs to be changed or what.... no idea kind...

Hi All, Introduction: Are you fed up with a typical boring old automatic transmissions, or just had it with tap dancing on the clutch with a manual using last century's technology? Is not spending your life's savings on transmission fixes keeping you from having something to complain about on a...

Thanks for reading and your will to help via a reply, please read this entire message before suggesting to ditch the SMG in favor of 6 spd conversion because I am a disabled driver using hand controls so rely on an automatic acting gearbox to avoid using a torque converted automatic. Ok, if yer...

Hello everybody! Been looking around on the forums for advice but never made an account so this is my first probably of many. I just recently bought myself an '04 M3 SMG with about all the work done to it (Including potentially the smg pump). I recently installed an angel eye kit on my car and...

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Hello all, I'm researching and doing my homework with the intention of attempting to do the 6MT swap myself (from what I've read/seen, and the projects I've completed myself on this and my other car, I believe I should be able to handle this). As such, I'm far from done and my plan is to have...

Hello all. I have a E46 M3 with an SMG transmission. I recently replaced the clutch along with several other parts. Parts include rear main seal, DM flywheel, pressure plate, clutch disc, shift fork, throwout bearing, pivot pin (brass), slave cylinder, and compression springs. I bled the...

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Hi all fanatics, I bought a cable like this one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/112678949484?hash=item1a3c30526c and installed INPA on my windows 10 I can just fine read all my data on engine and gearbox and see the value with INPA and the cable. I do only have one problem with the software and my...